trick or treat it's halloween

thanks to our awesome friends, doug and marilyn, we were able to borrow this adorable minnie mouse costume for reese. is she not the cutest little thang you've ever seen?

she thought she was pretty hot stuff, being able to wear mommy's make up and all. and sidenote, mascara makes her eyes pop way, way WAY too much. she won't be wearing it again til she's 42.

she's such a cheeseball. apparently, she's been hanging out with my scouts a little too much...

it would be a mild statement to say she was ecstatic to go trick or treating and "get more candy!!!!"

we went into north end to this fairy tale-like place called harrison boulevard. it's a big long street full of big older homes and big beautiful trees and everyone goes big with decorations and treats. people come from all over the city to trick or treat there. it was one big ol' halloween wonderland. seriously just like the movies, only real. and big.

this one house had almost 100 carved pumpkins. isn't it amazing?

as it got darker the crowds got bigger and bigger.  by the end we had to wait in line to get candy.  most of the homeowners dress all up and sit on their porches to hand it out.

just getting going...

and by the end of the night she was drunk on excitment.  as people would drop the candy into her bucket she would yell, "thank you! i love you!!!!!" what's not to love about hundreds of strangers shelling out candy? i was so caught up in the magic of it all, i wanted to say the same thing. it was a beautiful night, sniff, sniff.

sheer childhood bliss. a girl and her loot.

the best part is that the next day she woke up remembering everything about the night before, except that the candy was still there. deek and i hid it and have pretty much been eating it all since.  she's clueless and i refuse to feel any guilt.  mwah ha ha ha!!!  oh the joys of having a 2 year old.

anyway, harrison boulevard was seriously beyond amazing and we'll be going back year after year. here's to new traditions!